A very sea of thought; neither calm nor clear, if you will, yet wherein the toughest pearl-diver may dive to his utmost depth, and return not only with sea-wreck but with true orients.
Thomas CarlyleThe beginning of all wisdom is to look fixedly on clothes, or even with armed eyesight, till they become transparent.
Thomas CarlyleGreat men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.
Thomas Carlyle